University of Mary Student Population

How many students at UMary?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Mary has a total enrollment of 3,861 students, including 2,821 undergraduate and 1,040 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,473 male students (38.2%) and 2,388 female students (61.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,979 White students (77.2%) and 95 American Indian or Alaska Native students (2.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,821 undergraduate students (73.1%) and 1,040 graduate students (26.9%).
• Class Delivery: 985 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 708 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - UMary's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,473 male (38.15%) and 2,388 female (61.85%) students are attending University of Mary. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.68.

By class level, 2,821 (73.06%) are undergraduate students and 1,040 (26.94%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.73% are male and 59.27% are female, while among graduate students, 31.15% are male and 68.85% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,979 White, 92 Black, and 73 Asian students out of a total of 3,861 are attending at University of Mary. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Mary is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 39.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UMary has 317 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,783 students under 25 years old, and 1,078 students over 25 years old out of 3,861 total students.

UMary has 2,464 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 357 students aged 25 and over.

It has 319 graduate students aged under 25 and 721 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Mary, 985 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 708 students are enrolled in some online courses.

550 students who live in North Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 435 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,821 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 214 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.59%.145 students have transferred in as full-time status and 69 students transferred in as part-time status.